What computer would you recommend?

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impactofreasons

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Im, really know expert on computers, but I know the basics. I'm looking to get into some PC gaming and maybe even a little audio/video editing. First question should I buy a name brand from a store? or by a custom one from a pc shop? I'm looking around the one grand area. Mainly I want something that will last isn't a total POS. If you could recomend some good specs to look for, or models to look at that would be great.
 
dont go to a PC Shop without knowing what exactly what you want. let some of the guys on this board recommend some stuff, write it down, then go down to the PC Shop and tell them what youve got. if you go there without an idea in mind, either they will:

A) Sell you a piece of junk
B) Sell you something that you dont need
C) Convince you to buy overpriced hardware

After you get some parts in mind, go to Newegg.com and find out the prices. Take them to the computer store with you, and try to talk down their prices a bit, trust me their prices are gonna be jacked up.

if you dont want the hastle, just order a $999 Dell XPS.
 
I thought about building my own many times but to tell you the truth I'm kind of afraid. I've looked at many how build computer threads and stuff and im not sure if its really worth the hassle and the risk. Is buying a name brand computer from best buy really that bad? Whats a good gaming pc for around that price range?
 
impactofreasons said:
I thought about building my own many times but to tell you the truth I'm kind of afraid. I've looked at many how build computer threads and stuff and im not sure if its really worth the hassle and the risk. Is buying a name brand computer from best buy really that bad? Whats a good gaming pc for around that price range?
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Building your PC might be a little bit of a hassle if you run into issues, but you get much more gratification when you finish building it.

If you really dont want to build it, get a computer from bestbuy or circuit city. And stick to HP, i saw a deal on an HP Here.

That leaves some money to upgrade the GPU.
 
bigsaucybob said:
Building your PC might be a little bit of a hassle if you run into issues, but you get much more gratification when you finish building it.

If you really dont want to build it, get a computer from bestbuy or circuit city. And stick to HP, i saw a deal on an HP Here.

That leaves some money to upgrade the GPU.
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Thats actually not a bad computer...for an OEM. Granted, you could build the same thing for a few hundred less, but it is still pretty good.
 
mrbagrat said:
Thats actually not a bad computer...for an OEM. Granted, you could build the same thing for a few hundred less, but it is still pretty good.
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Yea its a pretty good deal. I think this might actually be pretty close to a custom built with a decent GPU. But the HP also has a cheap motherboard and cheap ram, along with probably a cheap PSU. O and a cheap case. So it all evens out.
 
try building your own...it isn't hard, and is way better for Performance to Money compared to buying one
 
Ok, you guys pretty much have me set on building. What are your opinions about the 700 play comp in specs 101? I think I might just get that set up to make sure its all compatable. A friend told me I should have atleast 3 ghz processor for decent gaming? Could I do for a 2 ghz?
 
impactofreasons said:
Ok, you guys pretty much have me set on building. What are your opinions about the 700 play comp in specs 101? I think I might just get that set up to make sure its all compatable. A friend told me I should have atleast 3 ghz processor for decent gaming? Could I do for a 2 ghz?
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3 ghz single core is good. For gaming, you want to go dual core. 2 ghz+ dual core is good for gaming.
 
impactofreasons said:
Ok, you guys pretty much have me set on building. What are your opinions about the 700 play comp in specs 101? I think I might just get that set up to make sure its all compatable. A friend told me I should have atleast 3 ghz processor for decent gaming? Could I do for a 2 ghz?
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Your friend is an idiot. If he is talking about Intel, they arent the best for gaming. But 3Ghz is good.

1. AMD processors are the best for gaming. The best AMD processor runs at 2.6Ghz. So hes incredibly wrong.

2. The $700 comp looks good. Ecspecially with that X2 processor. At first you said that you had 1K, I would use any money you have to upgrade the GPU of that $700 comp, or the Ram.
 
bigsaucybob said:
Your friend is an idiot. If he is talking about Intel, they arent the best for gaming. But 3Ghz is good.

1. AMD processors are the best for gaming. The best AMD processor runs at 2.6Ghz. So hes incredibly wrong.

2. The $700 comp looks good. Ecspecially with that X2 processor. At first you said that you had 1K, I would use any money you have to upgrade the GPU of that $700 comp, or the Ram.
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Yea I wanted to get the $700 build to leave room for some small upgrades.

For gaming I understand that the main things you want is a good video card and processor? Am I right?

Now what is this dual core? I've never heard of that before, thats not running dual processors is it?
 
impactofreasons said:
Yea I wanted to get the $700 build to leave room for some small upgrades.

For gaming I understand that the main things you want is a good video card and processor? Am I right?

Now what is this dual core? I've never heard of that before, thats not running dual processors is it?
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1. For gaming you want a good GPU, a good CPU, and sufficent ram which is 1GB preferably 2GB for newer games. But a nice soundcard is always nice

2. Dual core processors are not actually 2 processors, it is 2 cores in one processor. There is tons of information on it. Look in some of the stickys or on google.
 
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